Body garment



June 14, 1927.

M. B. JACKSON BODY GARMENT Filed July 2, 1925 Patented June 14, 1927.

MINNESOTA B; JACKSON, GU'IHRIE, OKLAHOMA.

' BODY GARMENT.

Application filed July 2. 1925. Serial No. 41,127.

This invention relates to certain improvements in body garments and has relation more particularly to ladies apparel and it is primarily an object of the invention to rovide an under body garment which may e worn with comfort and ease and which may be readily applied or removed.

Another object of the invention is to provide a garmentpf this kind which comprises in its structure a confining band or brassiere which is operatively supported by the major garment and thereby obviating the necessity of employing supports other than those carried by the major garment.

l5 An additional object of the invention is to provide a garment which obviates the necessity of employing bands around the waist to gird and tire, and which is constructed in a manner to permit at all times free and easy movement.

Another object of the invention is to provide a-garment of this kind which is sup-- ported or suspended from the shoulders and avoids gappin or girding.

A further 0 ject of the invention is to provide a garment of this kind which affords maximum comfort to the wearer and which is constructed in a manner whereby the requisite laundrying is facilitated.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination andarrange'ment of the several parts of my i111- proved body garment whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of my invention will 40 hereinafter be definitely claimed.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure l is a view in perspective illustrating a garment constructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention, a portion being thrown back for clarity in disclosure;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary view of somewhat a diagrammatic character illustrating in detail a means herein disclosed for supporting the confining band or brassiere.

As disclosed in the accompanying draw- 55 ing, B denotes a "body garment which may be of any general style, such as a teddy, slip .or knickers, but for the purposes of disclosure the garment proper will be herein referred to as the major garment. I

The garment as herein disclosed has its waist portion at a side thereof slit, as at 1, sothat the application or removal of the garment will be readily accomplished, the marginal portions of said slit or cut 1 having disposed therealong coacting fastenlng members 2 of any preferred type whereby the' slit 1 may be readily closed to maintain the garment in proper form upon the body.

The upper end portion of the garment has associated therewith the, shoulder straps 3 and 3 which provide the only supporting medium for the arment in its entirety whereby it is possible to make the major garment B of such style or design to be worn with extreme comfort and without the 'neces sity of girdling at the waist line and to obviate gapp-ing. The extremities or free end portions of the strap 3 are stitched or otherwise attached, as at 4, at requisite points at the upper end or marginal portion of the major garment B, said connected portions of the strap 3, however, being continued to provide tabs 5 which in turn are stitched or otherwise attached, as at 6, to the upper marginal ortion of the confining band or brassiere One end portion of the strap 3 is stitched or otherwise attached, as at 4, to the upper marginal portion of the major garment B while its opposite end portion is stitched or otherwise connected, as at 7, to the upper marginal portion of the band or brassiere (.7. This latter end portion-of the strap 3*, however, is provided at a desired point spaced from its connection with the band or brassiere C with a fastening element 8 which is adapted to have separable connection with a fastening element 8 suitably positioned upon the upper marginal portion of the garment B. By means of the separable fastening elements 8 and 8 the "upper portion of the garments'B to one side ofthe slit 1 may be readily thrown back or further operd as illustrated in Figure 1 to materially Iacilitate the application or removal of the garment.

The brassiere or band C is also slit transversely thereof as indicated at 9 with the resultant end portions provided with the separable fastenin elements 10 whereby said end portions of the brassire may be attached or connected in order to assure the proper fitting of the band or brassiere around the bust.

WVhile the accompanying drawing shows the slit 1 in the side of the garment and the slit 10 in the brassiere or band C also at the side of the garment, it is to be understood that either of these slits may be positioned at any points which are deemed preferable or as the necessities of practice may require.

From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious that a body garment constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled and used, and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and modification without departing from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim In combination with a body garment, a confining band within the garment, shoulder straps having their ends connected with the upper marginal edge of the confining band, all of the end portions of said straps but one being connected to the upper marginal edge of the body garment, and means forming separable connection between the remaining strap and the upper marginal edge of the piogy garment, as and for the purpose speci- In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

MINNESOTA B. JACKSON 

